Articles without a ':' in their name are in the main namespace. This namespace is for articles; documents that aren't directly related to this may go in other namespaces. When articles are in another namespace, they are specified as ''namespace'':''article''; i.e. this page is ''{{NAMESPACE}}'':''{{PAGENAME}}''.

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==Unnamed==

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;Main: Articles without a '''''":"''''' (colon) in their name are located in the '''"Main"''', or unamed, namespace. '''All Scouting-related articles should be located in this namespace.''' All registered users of this wiki are welcome to create/edit/contribute to articles for the purpose of adding/improving articles. (NOTE: This is not, however, the place to ask questions about Scouting... do that over at [http://www.MeritBadge.Net MeritBadge.Net].) All other articles/documents/files should be located within their respective namespaces.

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==Named namespaces==

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When articles are located in any namespace other than ''main'', they are specified as ''Namespace'':''Article''; i.e. this page is ''{{NAMESPACE}}'':''{{PAGENAME}}''.

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;Discussion: Every article has a corresponding ''discussion'', a.k.a. ''talk'', page. This can be used for feedback/comments about the article/subject, or other local notes that another group may want to associate with the page, without modifying the document itself, or for any other additional information to associate with the document. (Note, however, as in the Main namespace, this is not the place to ask questions about Scouting... do that over at MeritBadge.Net.)

;Help: Documentation about working with the wiki software. This could be mirrored from outside sites, or locally written.

;Help: Documentation about working with the wiki software. This could be mirrored from outside sites, or locally written.

;Image: For descriptions of uploaded files. You shouldn't create these directly; they are created when you click the [[special:upload|Upload file]] link in the toolbox.

;Image: For descriptions of uploaded files. You shouldn't create these directly; they are created when you click the [[special:upload|Upload file]] link in the toolbox.

;Media: Use this namespace to link to uploaded files directly, rather than through the description pages.

;Media: Use this namespace to link to uploaded files directly, rather than through the description pages.

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;MediaWiki: Use this namespace to change the default system messages, [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:MediaWiki_namespace See Help:MediaWiki_namespace on meta].

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;MediaWiki: This namespace is '''reserved''' for the default system messages. (For [[Bureaucrat]] use only; see [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:MediaWiki_namespace Help:MediaWiki namespace on meta] if your interested in further details.)

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;Project: Information about this wiki; i.e. policies that apply here. This namespace also has an alias, which is the name of the wiki installation.

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;Project (in the case of this wiki, ''MeritBadgeDotOrg''): Information about this wiki; i.e. policies that apply here. This namespace also has an alias, which is the name of the wiki installation. The name of this MediaWiki installation is MeritBadgeDotOrg. An example of a Project page would be [[MeritBadgeDotOrg:Privacy policy]].

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;Talk: Each page has a corresponding ''discussion'' page. This can be used for feedback/comments about that page, or other local notes that another group may want to associate with the page, without modifying the document directly, or for any other additional information to associate with the document.

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;Template: This namespace is for meta-information that is for [[Help:Inclusion|inclusion]] or [[Help:Transclusion|transclusion]] into multiple documents, such as tags to mark the status of a document.

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;Template: This is used for meta-information that is to be transcluded into multiple documents, such as tags to mark the status of a document.

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;User: For personal notes. Each User has a corresponding user page for their own information. Users can also create subpages, by using a "/" (forward slash) after their name.

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;User: For personal notes. Each User has a corresponding user page for their own information. Users can also create subpages, by using a / after their name.

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;User_talk: The discussion page on a user's page can be used for leaving messages. If this page is edited, the next time that user logs in they will see a box notifying them that they have new messages.

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;User_talk: The discussion page on a user's page can be used for leaving messages. If this page is edited, the next time that user logs in they will see a box notifying them that they have new messages

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==See also==

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*[[Help:Inclusion]] &mdash; Another resource for editors learn about ''namespaces'' and ''inclusion''.

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[[Category:Help|Namespaces]]

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[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]

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Unnamed

Main

Articles without a ":" (colon) in their name are located in the "Main", or unamed, namespace. All Scouting-related articles should be located in this namespace. All registered users of this wiki are welcome to create/edit/contribute to articles for the purpose of adding/improving articles. (NOTE: This is not, however, the place to ask questions about Scouting... do that over at MeritBadge.Net.) All other articles/documents/files should be located within their respective namespaces.

Named namespaces

When articles are located in any namespace other than main, they are specified as Namespace:Article; i.e. this page is Help:Namespaces.

Discussion

Every article has a corresponding discussion, a.k.a. talk, page. This can be used for feedback/comments about the article/subject, or other local notes that another group may want to associate with the page, without modifying the document itself, or for any other additional information to associate with the document. (Note, however, as in the Main namespace, this is not the place to ask questions about Scouting... do that over at MeritBadge.Net.)

Help

Documentation about working with the wiki software. This could be mirrored from outside sites, or locally written.

Image

For descriptions of uploaded files. You shouldn't create these directly; they are created when you click the Upload file link in the toolbox.

Media

Use this namespace to link to uploaded files directly, rather than through the description pages.

Information about this wiki; i.e. policies that apply here. This namespace also has an alias, which is the name of the wiki installation. The name of this MediaWiki installation is MeritBadgeDotOrg. An example of a Project page would be MeritBadgeDotOrg:Privacy policy.

Template

This namespace is for meta-information that is for inclusion or transclusion into multiple documents, such as tags to mark the status of a document.

User

For personal notes. Each User has a corresponding user page for their own information. Users can also create subpages, by using a "/" (forward slash) after their name.

User_talk

The discussion page on a user's page can be used for leaving messages. If this page is edited, the next time that user logs in they will see a box notifying them that they have new messages.

See also

Help:Inclusion — Another resource for editors learn about namespaces and inclusion.